Modelling Potential Geographical Access of the Population to Public Hospitals and Quality Health Care in Romania.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Liliana DumitracheAna-Maria Taloș

Abstract

The geographical accessibility to hospitals relies on the configuration of the hospital network, spatial impedance and population distribution. This paper explores the potential geographic accessibility of the population to public hospitals in Romania by using the Distance Application Program Interface (API) Matrix service from Google Maps and open data sources. Based on real-time traffic navigation data, we examined the potential accessibility of hospitals through a weighted model that took into account the hospital competency level and travel time while using personal car transportation mode. Two scenarios were generated that depend on hospitals' level of competency (I-V). When considering all categories of hospitals, access is relatively good with over 80% of the population reaching hospitals in less than 30 min. This is much lower in the case of hospitals that provide complex care, with 34% of the population travelling between 90 to 120 min to the nearest hospital classed in the first or second category of competence. The index of spatial accessibility (ISA), calculated as a function of real travel time and level of competency of the hospitals, shows spatial patterns of services access that highlight regional disparities or...Continue Reading

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Feb 3, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Mihaela OnofreiFlorin Oprea

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
ISA

Software Mentioned

IDW Interpolation
ArcGIS Network Analyst
Here We Go
Google Maps
Google Maps Application Programming Interface ( API )
Google Maps API
Bing Maps
Google Maps Application Programming Interface ( API

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